Jorgen Pettersson had skated six seasons in the Swedish Elite League with Vastra Frolunda before he was finally enticed to cross the Atlantic to take on the NHL.

The enticement came from St. Louis Blues GM Emile Francis. He personally flew to Stockholm to verify that the stylish, speedy Swede was the real deal. Impressed with his disciplined play and puck handling skills, Francis brought him to St. Louis and placed him on a line with Blake Dunlop and Joe Mullen. The fit was right as Pettersson made a mark on the league by registering 73 points in 62 games.

Over succeeding seasons, he continued to develop into a more complete package as an outstanding penalty killer and above-average defensive player who was willing to bump with the opposition. Pettersson's scoring pace remained steady through 1985 when Emile Francis, then the Whalers' GM, brought his former prospect over to Hartford. His stay was short, however, before he was dispatched to the Capitals for a final NHL stint of 55 games.

Pettersson then decided to return to his native Sweden where he rejoined the Swedish Elite League for four additional seasons before retiring in 1990-91.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1973-74

Vastra Frolunda IF Goteborg

Sweden-2

13

0

2

2

2

15

3

3

6

2

1974-75

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

29

19

3

22

4

1974-75

Sweden

WJC-A

1974-75

Sweden

EJC-A

5

3

2

5

0

1975-76

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

29

18

8

26

6

1975-76

Sweden

WJC-A

4

2

1

3

0

1976-77

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

19

15

4

19

4

1977-78

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

16

5

8

13

8

1978-79

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

35

23

11

34

12

1979-80

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

33

17

15

32

18

8

4

4

8

8

1980-81

St. Louis Blues

NHL

62

37

36

73

24

+14

11

4

3

7

0

1981-82

Sweden

Can-Cup

5

0

0

0

0

1981-82

St. Louis Blues

NHL

77

38

31

69

28

-8

7

1

2

3

0

1982-83

St. Louis Blues

NHL

74

35

38

73

4

-10

4

1

1

2

0

1982-83

Sweden

WEC-A

10

2

0

2

4

1983-84

St. Louis Blues

NHL

77

28

34

62

29

-2

11

7

3

10

2

1984-85

St. Louis Blues

NHL

75

23

32

55

20

+8

3

1

1

2

0

1985-86

Hartford Whalers

NHL

23

5

5

10

2

-12

1985-86

Washington Capitals

NHL

47

8

16

24

10

-4

8

1

2

3

2

1986-87

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden-2

27

14

13

27

10

2

0

0

0

0

1987-88

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden-2

35

22

21

43

18

11

6

5

11

2

1988-89

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden-2

36

23

30

53

10

8

7

6

13

8

1989-90

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

36

13

11

24

16

1990-91

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

1

0

0

0

0

1990-91

Hanhals Hockey Kungsbacka

Sweden-2

29

16

19

35

18

1991-1993

1993-94

Harryda HC

Sweden-3

32

31

34

65

16

1994-95

Kungsbacka HC

Sweden-3

8

4

7

11

8

NHL Totals

435

174

192

366

117

44

15

12

27

4

Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, May 8, 1980. Traded to Hartford by St. Louis with Mike Luit for Mark Johnson and Greg Millen, February 21, 1985. Traded to Washington by Hartford for Doug Jarvis, December 6, 1985.